Narrative:
The Shackleton suffered taxiing accident at Gan. It was ferried to Singapore-Seletar Airport where it was withdrawn from use.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 20 May 1961 |
| Type: |  Avro Shackleton MR.1A |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | WB818 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | 1951-08-01 (9 years 10 months) |
| Engines: | 4 Rolls-Royce Griffon 57 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Gan/Seenu Airport (GAN) ( Maldives)
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| Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
The Shackleton suffered taxiing accident at Gan. It was ferried to Singapore-Seletar Airport where it was withdrawn from use.
Sources:
» The Avro Shackleton / as compiled by Chris AshworthPhotos
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